SMTP mail fails despite successful SmtpDiag results

External Since: Apr 05, 2007 Posts: 3

I wonder if anyone can help me figure out why SMTP outgoing mail fails
on IIS 6.0 installed on Windows 2003 Server.

I searched the internet, and it recommended a diagnostic tool called
SMTPDiag from Microsoft. It ran a bunch of tests. It makes it look
as if everything went okay. But the test message is still not
received in my inbox on the other end, no matter which of my email
addresses I send to. Also, any test message I put into the Pickup
folder instantly goes into the Queue folder and just sits there.

The only error SMTPDiag gives is at the beginning:
Failed to connect to the domain controller. Error: 8007054b
But all the websites that talk about this say to ignore that error.
Then it says Checking TCP/UDP SOA serial number using DNS server. It
says:
TCP test succeeded.
UDP test succeeded.

Then it says Checking TCP/UDP SOA serial number using DNS server
It says:
TCP test succeeded.
UDP test succeeded.

It says:
SOA serial number match: Passed.

It says:
Checking local domain records.
It says:
Both TCP and UDP queries succeeded. Local DNS test passed.

Then: Checking remote domain records.
It says:
Both TCP and UDP queries succeeded. Remote DNS test passed.

Then it says it's Checking MX servers listed for [the address I'm
sending to].
Then it properly gives the name of the email server at the remote
location.
It says "Sent" and "Received"

Here's where it gets maybe a little strange: It says it successfully
connected to the remote server, and then it goes through this send,
receive dialog, as if it's sending a message. Then it does it again.
And again. And again. No error, just seems to send it several times.

No message is ever received. No error is ever generated.
What to do?????
Thanks!

External Since: Nov 26, 2006 Posts: 221

Enable logging and see what is in the logs. This can help identify what is
happening.

http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield/archive/2007/03/25/want-help-wit...is-smtp

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Thank you,

Steve Schofield
Windows Server MVP - IIS
ASPInsider Member - MCP

http://www.orcsweb.com/
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"Newba" <jonaanoj DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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>I wonder if anyone can help me figure out why SMTP outgoing mail fails
> on IIS 6.0 installed on Windows 2003 Server.
>
> I searched the internet, and it recommended a diagnostic tool called
> SMTPDiag from Microsoft. It ran a bunch of tests. It makes it look
> as if everything went okay. But the test message is still not
> received in my inbox on the other end, no matter which of my email
> addresses I send to. Also, any test message I put into the Pickup
> folder instantly goes into the Queue folder and just sits there.
>
> The only error SMTPDiag gives is at the beginning:
> Failed to connect to the domain controller. Error: 8007054b
> But all the websites that talk about this say to ignore that error.
> Then it says Checking TCP/UDP SOA serial number using DNS server. It
> says:
> TCP test succeeded.
> UDP test succeeded.
>
> Then it says Checking TCP/UDP SOA serial number using DNS server
> It says:
> TCP test succeeded.
> UDP test succeeded.
>
> It says:
> SOA serial number match: Passed.
>
> It says:
> Checking local domain records.
> It says:
> Both TCP and UDP queries succeeded. Local DNS test passed.
>
> Then: Checking remote domain records.
> It says:
> Both TCP and UDP queries succeeded. Remote DNS test passed.
>
> Then it says it's Checking MX servers listed for [the address I'm
> sending to].
> Then it properly gives the name of the email server at the remote
> location.
> It says "Sent" and "Received"
>
> Here's where it gets maybe a little strange: It says it successfully
> connected to the remote server, and then it goes through this send,
> receive dialog, as if it's sending a message. Then it does it again.
> And again. And again. No error, just seems to send it several times.
>
> No message is ever received. No error is ever generated.
> What to do?????
> Thanks!
>